Characteristics of X-Linked Recessive Disorders Include Which of the Following

question 13

Multiple Choice

Characteristics of X-linked recessive disorders include which of the following?

• A) All daughters of affected fathers are carriers.
• B) Boys and girls are equally affected.
• C) The son of a carrier mother has a 25% chance of being affected.
• D) Affected fathers transmit the gene to all of their sons.

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